The first period ends in a scramble with no points. Second period, Glasgow selects defense. One minute left and Donovan still has control of Glasgow. Glasgow is unable to escape as the second period comes to a close. Third period, Donovan picks defense. Donovan escapes, 1-0. Donovan is still attacking in the final minute. Glasgow tried a head-&-arm with 20 seconds left and almost got taken down himself. Glasgow tries flipping over Donovan in the final second to try to get behind, but it doesn’t work. Donovan wins!

STEPHAN GLASGOW, BOUND BROOK: The sophomore is 37-4 on the season and 56-5 in his career. Stephan is the 2015 Region 5 champion and is a two-time District 18 champion. He will earn his first state tournament medal today.

ALEC DONOVAN, BRICK MEMORIAL: The senior is 35-1 on the season and 123-23 in his career. Alec is the 2015 Region 6 champion and a four-time District 23 champion. He placed seventh in the state tournament last year at 145 pounds. Alec will attend Columbia University in Annapolis in September.

KYLE BIERDUMPFEL, DON BOSCO PREP: The junior is 34-1 on the season and 91-14 in his career. Kyle is a three-time Region 2 champion and a three-time District 5 champion. He is a two-time state tournament runner-up, placing second in the state tournament last year at 126 pounds and was second in the state in 2013 at 106 pounds.

CONNOR BURKERT, ST. PETER’S PREP: The senior is 35-8 on the season and 127-36 in his career. Connor is a two-time Region 4 champion and a four-time District 16 champion. He placed fourth in the state tournament at 138 pounds in 2014 and was seventh in the state at 132 pounds in 2013. Connor will attend Hofstra University in September.

CRAIG DE LA CRUZ, SUMMIT: The senior is 33-1 on the season and 150-11 in his career. Craig won the Region 5 championship in 2014 and is a four-time District champion, three at District 18 and one at District 10. He is already a two-time state champion, winning at 126 pounds in 2014 and at 120 pounds in 2013. Craig will attend Oklahoma University in September.

SHANE GRIFFITH, BERGEN CATHOLIC: The freshman is 32-9 on the season and thus 32-9 in his career. Shane won the Region 2 and District 7 championships this season.

ANTHONY CEFOLO, HANOVER PARK: The senior is 40-1 on the season and 137-11 in his career. Anthony is a two-time Region 3 champion and a two-time District 9 champion. He won the state championship in 2015 at 120 pounds. Anthony will attend South Dakota State in September.

PATRICK D’ARCY, HOLY SPIRIT: The senior is 38-2 on the season and 155-13 in his career. Patrick is a two-time Region 8 champion and a four-time District 32 champion. He placed second in the state tournament last year at 113 pounds and third in the state in 2013 at 106 pounds. Patrick will attend Princeton University in September.

120: Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic) d. Ty Agaisse (Delbarton), 5-2.

State champ versus state champ. Suriano is in position to be the next 4x undefeated state champ. Suriano scores the first takedown, 2-0. Second period, Suriano chooses defense. Suriano escapes, 3-0. Suriano scores a takedown, 5-0. Agaisse escapes, 5-1. Third period, Agaisse selects defense. Suriano is warned for stalling with 73 seconds left. Agaisse escapes with 37 seconds left, 5-2. Suriano wins!

NICK SURIANO, BERGEN CATHOLIC: The junior is 39-0 on the season and 120-0 in his career. Nick is a three-time Region 2 champion and a three-time District 7 champion. He is already a two-time state champion, winning the title at 113 pounds last year and at 106 pounds in 2013.

TY AGAISSE, DELBARTON: The junior is 30-3 on the season and 107-6 in his career. Ty is a three-time Region 3 champion and a three-time District 9 champion. He won the 2014 state championship at 106 pounds and placed seventh in the state at 106 pounds in 2013.

GIANNI GHIONE, BRICK MEMORIAL: The sophomore is 35-2 on the season and 62-10 in his career. Gianni is the 2015 Region 6 and District 23 champion. He will earn his first state tournament medal today.

BRANDON CRAY, STEINERT: The junior is 25-1 on the season and 93-10 in his career. Brandon is a two-time Region 7 champion and a two-time District 25 champion. He placed fourth in the state tournament last year at 106 pounds.

106: Gerard Angelo (Hanover Park) d. Pat Glory (Delbarton), 4-3.

So the fun fact here is that this is the sixth time these two wrestlers are facing each other this season with Glory winning the last two meetings with the previous three meetings at this time unknown. Angelo scores the first takedown, 2-0. Glory escapes, 2-1. Second period. Angelo wins the toss but defers to Glory who picks defense. Glory escapes, 2-2. Third period, Angelo selects neutral. Angelo scores a huge takedown, 4-2. 39 seconds left. Glory escapes with 29 seconds left, 4-3. Angelo withstands Glory’s final charge to hold on for the championship!

PATRICK GLORY, DELBARTON: The freshman is 40-3 on the season and thus 40-3 in his career. Patrick won both the Region 3 and District 9 championships this season.

GERARD ANGELO, HANOVER PARK: The freshman is 40-5 on the season and thus 40-5 in his career. Gerard placed second at both Region 3 and District 9 this season. Gerard and Patrick are meeting for the sixth time this season.

285: Zack Chakonis (Don Bosco) d. Nick Rivera (Brick Memorial), 5-1.

Chakonis scores the first takedown by snapping Rivera, then doing a duck-under, and bringing Rivera to the mat from behind, 2-0. Second period, Rivera selects defense. Chakonis picks up three back points off an arm-bar, 5-0. Third period, Chakonis chooses offense. Rivera escapes, 5-1. Final minute. Chakonis is warned for stalling as begins dancing around Rivera as time expires. Chakonis wins!

ZACK CHAKONIS, DON BOSCO PREP: The senior is 31-0 on the season and 145-10 in his career. Zack is a four-time Region 2 champion and a four-time District 5 champion. He placed second in the state tournament last year at 220 pounds and was second in the state in 2013 at 220 pounds. Zack will attend Northwestern in September.

NICK RIVERA, BRICK MEMORIAL: The sophomore is 32-1 on the season and 51-8 in his career. Nick is the 2015 Region 6 champion and is a two-time District 23 champion. He will earn his first state tournament medal today.

Colucci scores the first takedown, 2-0. Second period, Colucci selects defense. Colucci escapes, 3-0. Third period, McDonald picks neutral. No progress is made in the final period, Colucci wins!

CHRISTIAN COLUCCI, ST. PETER’S PREP: The senior is 31-3 on the season and 111-25 in his career. Christian is a three-time Region 4 champion and a three-time District 16 champion. He will earn his first state tournament medal today and will attend Lehigh University in September.

MARC MCDONALD, WEST ESSEX: The senior is 38-2 on the season and has 103 career victories. Marc placed third at Region 4 this year and is a two-time District 13 champion. He will earn his first state tournament medal today. Marc will attend Monmouth University in September and play football.

Sutton comes into this match as a senior with 99 career wins. I wonder if that adds to the pressure or is simply an afterthought. Correnti goes for the first first-period shot in three matches. He doesn’t finish, but the attempt is nice. Second period, Correnti chooses defense. Correnti gets to his feet, but cannot escape as he’s brought out of bounds. Correnti tries to scramble out, but Sutton is able to hold on as we go into the third period. Sutton picks defense. Sutton is trying to hit a switch. Sutton, in almost reversing Correnti, gets back points counted against him, 3-0. Sutton escapes, 3-1. 30 seconds left. Sutton steals a takedown by the edge of the mat in the final four seconds, 3-3. OVERTIME! Correnti takes a bad shot, but Sutton counters with a strong double-leg takedown for the win, his 100th win, the state championship in overtime, 5-3!

MATT CORRENTI, HOLY CROSS: The junior is 45-0 on the season and 120-15 in his career. Matt is a two-time Region 7 champion and a three-time District 26 champion. He placed third in the state tournament last year at 195 pounds and was eighth in the state at 182 pounds in 2013.

TYREE SUTTON, KEANSBURG: The senior is 40-0 on the season and 99-14 in his career. Tyree is the 2015 Region 6 champion and a three-time District 22 champion. He placed sixth in the state tournament last year at 195 pounds.

Neither wrestler attacks as the first period goes scoreless. Second period, LaFrogola takes defense. LaFragola frees himself with a switch, 1-0. Mulligan scores a takedown, 2-1. Third period, Mulligan picks defense. Mulligan escapes, 3-1. Mulligan is warned for stalling. Mulligan scores a takedown at the end of the match and beats the strawberry, 5-1.

KEVIN MULLIGAN, BERGEN CATHOLIC: The junior is 34-5 on the season and 98-28 in his career. Kevin is a two-time Region 2 champion and a three-time District 7 champion. He placed sixth in the state tournament last year at 170 pounds.

C.J. LAFRAGOLA, ST. JOSEPH (HAMMONTON): The senior is 43-1 on the season and 129-23 in his career. C.J. is the 2015 Region 8 champion and a three-time District 30 champion. He placed seventh in the state tournament last year at 182 pounds. C.J. will attend Brown University in September.

170: Joe Grello (Bergen Catholic) d. Joshua Ugalde Bound Brook), 6-2.

Both wrestlers very nervous as neither one attempts a shot. The first period goes scoreless. Ugalde wins the toss and selects defense. Ugalde hits a switch and reverses Grello, 2-0. 30 seconds left in the second period. The referee signals locking hands as Ugalde returned Grello to the mat by throwing him on top of himself and not letting go, 2-1. Ugalde almost gives up a defensive pin as time expires. Grello chooses defense to begin the third. Grello escapes, 2-2. Grello scores a huge takedown and the momentum has shifted, 4-2. Ugalde almost hits a switch, but slips and lands on his back, giving up two points, 6-2. Grello wins!

JOSHUA UGALDE, BOUND BROOK: The senior is 37-1 on the season and 140-21 in his career. Joshua is the 2015 Region 5 champion and a three-time District 18 champion. He was second in the state tournament at 160 pounds in 2014 and sixth in the state at 152 pounds in 2013. Joshua will attend the University of Maryland in September.

JOE GRELLO, BERGEN CATHOLIC: The junior is 25-3 on the season and 88-18 in his career. Joe is the 2015 Region 2 champion and a three-time District 7 champion. He placed seventh in the state tournament last year at 152 pounds.

160: David McFadden (DePaul) d. Cliff Ruggiero (Brick Memorial), 7-2.

After a minute of scrambling, we remain scoreless. McFadden scores a huge takedow by the edge of the mat in the final second of the period, 2-0. Second period, McFadden wins the toss and chooses defense. Ruggiero elects neutral, 3-0. McFadden has a deep double-leg with Ruggiero on his hips and is awarded the takedown, 5-0. Ruggiero almost found himself on his back, but McFadden wasn’t able to capitalize. McFadden did, however, ride Ruggiero for the rest of the period. Third period, Ruggiero selects defense. Ruggiero escapes right away, 5-1. McFadden scores another deep double-leg takedown, 7-1. McFadden lets up Ruggiero, 7-2. 1:03 is left. Ruggiero is not giving up, but McFadden is just waiting for mistakes at this point. Ruggiero reaches to shake McFadden’s hand to defeat as the final few seconds tick off the clock as McFadden wins his second title.

DAVID MCFADDEN, DEPAUL CATHOLIC: The senior is 42-0 on the season and 160-8 in his career. He is a four-time Region 1 champion and a four-time District 4 champion. David won the state championship at 145 pounds in 2014. He placed second in the state tournament at 113 pounds in 2012 and was sixth in the state at 126 pounds in 2013. David will attend Virginia Tech in September.

CLIFF RUGGIERO, BRICK MEMORIAL: The senior is 36-4 on the season and 104-26 in his career. Cliff is the 2015 Region 6 champion and owns one District 23 championship. He will earn his first state tournament medal today and will attend J.B.P. University.

152: Joe Tavoso (Delbarton) d. Sean Glasgow (Bound Brook), 6-4 (OT).

Tavoso strikes first nailing a single-leg takedown, finishing with a trip, 2-0. Glasgow escapes, 2-1. Second period, Glasgow selects defense. Glasgow escapes, 2-2. 1:22 remaining in the second period. Glasgow scores a takedown off the whistle, 4-2. 51 seconds left. Glasgow releases Tavoso, 4-3. Third period, Tavoso selects defense. Tavoso escapes, 4-4. Tavoso fights off a single-leg attack by Glasgow with a wizzar. Under a minute remains. Two seconds. OVERTIME! Tavoso has a leg and is looking to trip Glasgow for the win and succeeds, 6-4!

SEAN GLASGOW, BOUND BROOK: The senior is 38-1 on the season and 109-18 in his career. Sean is a two-time Region 5 champion and a three-time District 18 champion. He will earn his first state tournament medal today and will attend Chadron State.

JOSEPH TAVOSO, DELBARTON: The senior is 39-4 on the season and 109-21 in his career. Joseph is the 2015 Region 3 champion and a three-time District 9 champion. He placed fourth in the state tournament at 152 pounds in 2014. Joseph will attend Princeton University in September.

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About Luca Rispoli

Luca Rispoli is a 2000 graduate of Old Bridge High School, Ramapo College, & Centenary College. He is a wrestling referee, a baseball umpire, a soccer referee, and is Greater Middlesex Conference Wrestling Coaches Association’s 2012 Media Person of the Year. Aside from wrestling in his scholastic days, Luca has helped run numerous wrestling tournaments over the years. Luca has provided live play-by-play coverage of the Greater Middlesex Conference, District 20, and Region 5 tournaments for On The Mat. He will provide more live play-by-play from the NJSIAA Tournament in Atlantic City.